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Topic: Finally a good coin (Read 3393 times)

I am wondering if the ground is part of the reason it's in such good nick, (under trees in dry fibrous rooty soil in private ground, not a farm), either that or it was not in circulation much before being lost, that could mean it had been in the ground undisturbed for the best part of 200 years! There was nothing much to clean off and I did not want to polish it and screw it up.I did have a search online as to value but sadly it's not rare and there are loads of them about. Not planning on selling it anyway.

Aye it's definitely in great nick, they all seem to turn up with that year, 1816. I suppose you could give it a light polish with some bicarbonate of soda and a drop of water mixed into a paste. And Muddy, I believe they refer to the 'belt' as a garter 🤓. You could be onto a good permission there Briser, good luck...